Greece has unveiled its first legal framework on hydrogen and renewable gases, signaling intent to shape its role in Europe’s low-carbon energy transition. Yet, behind the legislative milestone lies a sobering reality: absent government subsidies, the financial viability of green hydrogen projects remains uncertain.
Teesside, long associated with the UK’s industrial backbone, is poised to become a strategic hub for hydrogen infrastructure following a £96 million funding boost announced by Ofgem.
Spain’s Hydrogen Valleys programme is beginning to yield tangible project momentum, with Madrid-based developer RIC Energy securing land for a 220MW green hydrogen-derived e-fuels facility in Castilla y León.
ITM Power has signed the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for Uniper’s Humber H2ub®—a 120MW green hydrogen project shortlisted in the UK’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 2 (HAR2).
With Europe aiming to triple geothermal energy deployment by 2030, the Geological Surveys of Europe (EuroGeoSurveys) has issued a clear message: the region’s geothermal ambitions are constrained not by technology or policy gaps, but by inadequate access to geoscientific data.
In the context of burgeoning decarbonization efforts, the demand for underground storage solutions for gases such as natural gas, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide is accelerating. This understudied aspect presents complex technical, economic, and policy challenges that require multidisciplinary insights for effective resolution.
Poland’s Orlen Group has secured PLN 1.7 billion (approximately $459 million) in non-repayable funding from the National Recovery Plan to accelerate development of its hydrogen production portfolio.
Amid mounting pressure from falling power prices and geopolitical volatility, Norwegian utility Statkraft has unveiled a strategy to reduce its annual operating expenses by 15%—equivalent to approximately NOK 2.9 billion (USD 290 million)—by 2027.
As global industries push to decarbonize, the high cost and limited durability of oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts remain persistent obstacles in scaling green hydrogen production. But new research from Sweden’s Umeå University suggests that a subtle atomic-level tweak may offer a path to lower-cost, high-performance electrolysers that can endure industrial conditions—without reliance on expensive precious metals.
